Nutcracker.



E. DATO.

NUTGRAOKER. APPLICATION FILED EEB.18, 1914.

1 1 1 0,747. Patented 3 To aZZ whom it may concern: I

UNITED STAEES g} 4 i il" it. b ts.

NUTSBACKER.

. Application 31:41 Eebmcsy it, 1814 I :I)T".""-'

Be it known that I, EDWAED DAT), a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Worth, inthe county of Torrent a d State of Texas, have :ingvented certain, new and useful 1m iovenients in Nutcrackers, of which the ollowing is a specification, refec ence being his invention-relates to new and usefulimprovements in lcrushmgapparatus, and is 7 more particularly directed to nut crackers.

The object of the present invention is to provide a device adapted to receive a nut andupon actuation of certain elements of the device to may readily be obtained.

It is more specifically the object this invention to provide such a device which is capable of being easily operated at e cont paratively high speed and which has '5 parts so arranged that there is little iiheii' hood of the operator being injured.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of such a device which is of simpie construction so that it is extrei'neiy durable in use and may be manufactured at a comparatively low cost. With these and other objects in View, as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, ar'angements and co1nbinations of the parts that I shall hereinafter more fully describe and ciaim.

For a full understanding of the inven tion, reference is to he had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in Which- Figure l is a side cleiation of the improved nut cracking device with the head stock thereof insection to show the means for advancing the plunger. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the plunger removed from the head stock of the device. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the head stock.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, the preferred form of the invention is shown as comprising a body member 5 formed of a block of material. and having at each end thereof integral upstanding portions 6 upon which are formed the horizontally alined head and tail stock members 7 and 8, respectively. To provide means whereby this body portioamay be secured to a'table or bench or the like, the bottom therepi is provided. with a depending hpectfication of Letters Patent.

had to the accompanying drawcrush the not so that its'meat' tail i5 nem sis her which is with a canoe T more securely held. provided with to. 1 1s counterbored at l or" its iength, Jon: the piunger shaft end portion enia he reciprocate stock so crushed.

accomp Y formed hy the ju and the rest of to metrically opposed at 17, each of these e ing substantially thrm i .EHCS ofthe shaft.

as World. "if! the n1 p i i) L (new A lltlr me circum- .LL order to prev means engagement with the hex led faces 17, 1' provide at nner end of the counter-here, the g-ppo ciy l i zlcd faces 20, which coincide r he faces of the heveied portions 1'5, w shaft 15 i in a retracted position. Z on '1. thee er 3;; end of the shaft is a 1181115551 21/ whereby said shaft Eli o i rotated, when desired. A Washer minds the shaft and engages the heudle member and, disposed between the e r and the end of go the head stock, is a "o normally holds the si sit-ion. Surrounding 1. the head stock and Q the stock, is a sieeve 2% ahle stop against whic adapted to abut upon of the shaft to prevent t mentoi beveled i: this, it will he appar sliding movement oi thus preventing th faces "from rotating 3 ii reference to the that when the sh ncrnmlly in Ye handle is turned doc-f shaft and car wring which the faces 20 to inwardly at Tihus a nut. h

he effectually crushed ind degree of pressing action in the operator, it is noted ill-Elli he considerable leverage. Should roter motion of the head 16 as it is pushed forward proye objectionable in any manner, as by moving the nut from the proper position, theou'ter end of the head may he provided with s sir oumscribing groove and a capnlember 2 5 positioned on the oi? the head member and provided with e. flange 2'? bent around and engaging the groove to prevent dis" placement of the cap. This cap is provided in its Working face s izh a boncsvity 28 to co-act "with the cones-vii 12- or the tail sioch. It noted that the can Wiil not rotate zen it engages ihe nus, as is loosely mounted on. h Cl8L5LO0Ci that if c. 1., this cop may be dispensed with. 13 will further be under sfoocl that various oi .u' minor-changes sn'd modifications within "the scope of the ap pended claims he resorted to Without departing in any manner "from the spiritof the invention. It wiil fihus be seen that a very simple device has been provided Where a nut may be received and properly crushed and which is capable of eiiicientbperation.

It will be understood that this device is not necessarily limited to crushing nuts, as it may he found desirable to use it in other like operations.

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y eguieted at will by 0 head. It will he 1111- means for securing the body to a support, the heedstock being provided with a longitudinal bore the inner end of which is counjerhored and provided With oppositely dis 40 sed cam surfacesye shaft engaging the reandheving a head engaging the counrem-e and provided with oppositely disposed cams to'coact witl1 those in the counterliore, means for normally holding the head spaced from the tail stock, endmeans for imparting roaary motion. to the shaft.

- 2; A not cracker comprising 'a boclyembodying a. head and a tail stock and means for securing the body to a-s'uitable support, the head stock being provided with a longiiudinal bore, theinner end being counterbored, and terminating in: oppositely disposed cam surfaces, a shaft extending at one end" beyond the outer end o fthe head stock and hmng its other end provided'withta heed projecting beyond the inner endof the head stock and formed with oppositely dis y W itnesses: 

